It got me to thinking about sick days. About how many of us use them appropriately to heal up when needed. But it also made me think about people who abuse them. Use them like "free days off" to run errands, catch up on sleep, whatever. And that makes me kind of mad for two reasons.
One is because that cheapens the whole system for when people who are sick really need those days. My wife recently spent 21 days in hospital, and and additional 2 months at home recovering from a life threatening illness. So how dare people say they need a sick day because they didn't get enough sleep on the weekend? Talk about arrogant.
Reason Two is because I know right now at my office, 3 of my coworkers are pulling extra duty to cover my desk. They are each doing 133% of their normal day to help me not be buried when I return, hopefully tomorrow. They are not happy, but they do it, because they know I will do the same for them someday. But think about how they'd feel if they discovered I was having a "fake" sick day. As would I. As would you.
Think about it: sick days are one of the most inconsiderate things a worker can do, to coworkers, and to the system as a whole. Make them count for something if you must.
If I stayed home I would watch a tonne of steven and chris episodes. Have you checked those two fellas out .... mhmmmm ! Hope you feel better mr. SAD.
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